Chords of: ROCK THE BOAT by: XG. (Dm7, Gm7, Am7, A7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“ROCK THE BOAT” by XG is in C Major and runs at about 96 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm7, Gm7, Am7, A7.
Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 2:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb6 → Am7 → Dm7 → A7 → Dm7 → Gm7 → A7 → Dm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 1:11 | 42% |
| Am7 | 0:26 | 15% |
| Gm7 | 0:23 | 14% |
| F | 0:11 | 7% |
| A7 | 0:10 | 6% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| F/G | 0:04 | 2% |
| Bb6 | 0:04 | 2% |
Bb6 – Am7 – Dm7 – Gm – Bbmaj7 – A7 – F – Gm – Dm7 – Gm7b5 – Dm7 – Gm7 – A7 – F – C – Dm7 – Bb6 – F – Gm7 – Am7 – Dm7 – C – Bbmaj7 – A7 – F – Am7 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Am7 – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – Dm7 – Am7 – F – Am7 – Gm – Am7 – Dm7 – Em7 – Dm – Am7 – F – Bbm6 – Am – Dm7 – Gm7 – A7 – F – …
